Wire-reel



' E. L. CROSWHITE.

WIRE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23, 1920.

1,385,522. Patented July 26,- 1921.

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WIRE REEL. APPLICATION FILED JAN.23, 1920.

1,385,522, Patented July 26, 1921.

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ESTEL I. GROSWHITE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

WIRE-REEL.

To all whomit may concern:

- Be it known that I, ESTEL L. CRoswHrrn, a citizen of. the .UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, in'the county of Jackson and State'ofMissouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inWire-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire reels. j

One of the objects of myinvention isto provide a novel reel forsupporting wire in a bundle,"the reel being adapted to be attached "toand revolved with a vehicle wheel and being. adjustable to differentdiameters so as to windwire into bundles of different diameters orto'hold wire bundles of diflerent diameters in a position concentrio withthe axis of the wheel;

My invention provides further, in a device. of the'kind described, novelwire supporting means arranged for concentric expansion and contractionand for adjustment bundle holding position.

My'invention provides still further a rotary wire'bundle supportingdevice having novelmeans by which said device may be releasably lockedto a vehicle wheel with which it is adapted to rotate.

My invention provides still further a wire reel which is simple inconstruction, cheap to manufacture, durable and not liable to get out-oforder, and which is eflicient in opera- The novel features hereinafterfully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodimentofany invention, I 1

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel and a portion of the body of avehicle provided with my improvement.

Fig. 2' is a top view'of'what is shownin of my invention are Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation bf a portion of the wire guide. 1 V

Fig. 4: isan enlarged sectional view of the pivoted locking memberandlparts connected therewith. i 7

' Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view on the line '55 ofFig. 1 the vehicle wheel being omitted.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a wagon bed, upon which ismounted my improved wire reel."

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J l 26 1921 Application filedJanuary 23, 1920. Serial No. 353,552.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the differentviews. 2

1 and 2 designate respectively the body and one of the rear carryingwheels of a vehlcle, such as an ordinary wagon.

3 deslgnates a base member comprising a ring adapted to encircleconcentrically the hub 4 of the wheel 2. i

Rotatably mounted on the ring 3 is a member 5, which is held in positionby means with the axis of the wheel; 2 and whichis movable to and fromabundle holding position. Such wirebundle holding means comprlsespreferably the "following described mechanism. 14 designates two pairsof plates mounted one pair on each bar 12, each plate being providedwith a radial slot 15, through which extends a bolt 16 having a nut 17,the'bolt being extended through the adjacent bar 12. By loosening thenuts 17 the plates 1 1 may be adjusted radially on the bars 12topositions in which they will be equi-distant from the axis of therotarymember ,5, which also has the same axis as the wheel 2.

Respectively pivoted tothe plates 14 are U-shaped curved wire holdingarms 18, which are movable from the'bundle holding position shown at theleft in Fig. 5, to the position at the'right in Fig. 5, in which latterposition, a-bundle of wire may be slipped onto or removed from the arms18.

For holding each arm 18 in the bundle holding position, shown in Figs.1, 2 and '6,

and at the left in Fig. 5,1 provide a link 19,

which is pivoted to'and'between two links 20 by a pin 21. The link 19 ispivoted to the adjacent plate 14 by a pin22. The links 20 are pivotedrespectively'to the arms of the wire'holding arm 18, by two pins 23.

When the arm position, the pin 21 crosses a plane which.

18 is moved to. the holding extends through the pins 22 and 23. A lip 24on the link 19 strikes one of the links 20 to limit the movement of thelinks in passing to the holding position. By means of this construction,the pressure of the wire which is wound on the concave outer edges ofthe arms 18, will not force said arms from their operative holdingposition. The arms 18 may be released from the holding position byswinging the links 19 tion shown at the right in Fig. 5, in whichposition the pin 21 will cross the plane connecting the pins 22 and 23,and the wire supporting arms 18 will be in the contracted position,shown at the right in Fig. 5, therey permitting agbundle of wire, notshown. which has been Wound on the arms to be slipped therefrom.

In order that the rotary member 5 may be locked against rotation on thebase member 3, there is pivoted to :one of the bolts 8 a locking member25, Figs. 1 and 4, which is provided at its outer end with twooppositely facing hooks, 26, either one of which is adapted toreleasably "engage any oneof the arms 11, of the rotary member 5.

For guiding the wire onto the arms .18, I provide a horizontal plate 27,having 'a wire receiving slot 28 and attached to a transverse horizontalbar 29 which in. turn is rigidly attached to the bed 'or body 1 of thevehicle. 7

When it is desired to wind wire which is strung along the ground,upon'the reel, the

Wire is extended through the slot 28 and is attached-to one of the arms18, andone of the hooks 26 is-engaged with-one of the arms 11, thusholding the member 5 locked to the base member 3. If the vehicle is nowmoved forwardly, the member 5 will be revolved with the wheel 2, and thewire will be drawnthroughthe slot 28'and will be wound upon the arms 18,the latter 'beingset in the holding osition shown in Fig. 2, and at theleft in ig. 5. After a bundle has been wound upon the arms 18, the links19-and 20' are swung with the arms 18 to the release position shown atthe right in Fig. 5, in which position the bundle may beslipped 011".

If it is desired to unwind wire from -a bundle on the arms 18, themember '25 is unhooked from the "arm 11 with which it is engaged, uponwhich the Jmember 5 may be revolved on the base member '3 and the wirewithdrawn from the arms 18 bypulling'on the wire, or by holding the wireand moving the vehicle forwardly,

As each platela can be adjusted radially on the bar 12 which supportsit, all-ofthe plates 14 may be adjusted so as to be equidistant fromthe-axis of the wheel 2, in the expansion or contraction of the wireholding mechanism. The bundle of wire carried by the arms 18 will, thus,be held concentric with the wheel 2, thereby permitting the and 20 tothe posiwinding and unwinding of. the wire to be effected in an even andnot a jerky manner, such as would be the case if the arms 18 were notconcentric with the axis of the wheel '2. i A

The member 25 is provided with two oppositely facing hooks 26, so thatit may lock with any one of the arms 11 whenthe mem ber 5 is turned ineither direction.

Sometimes, when it is desired merely to unwind wire from a bundlecarried by the arms 18, the device may be used 'as shown in Fig. 6,. atwhich time the memberf'3 is clamped horizontally by the bolts 8 to'across bar 30 mounted .on'the bed-1 and clamped thereto by bolts 31.'When the vehicle moves forwardly and the wire is held, it willeffectrotation ofthe member '5 and the bars 12 in a direction such that thewire will be with drawn from the arms 1 :1 I-do not li-mit anyvinvention to the structu-re shown and described, as many modifications,withinthe-scope of .the appendedv claims, maybe made withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of my inventiong v I What I claim isf:- Y '1. In a wirereel, the combination: withfa base member having means for attachment toa suitable support,-of a member rotatable thereon, a plurality of wirebundle "holding devices carried by the rotary member, and a memberpivoted'to the base member and having two oppositely facing hooks,either 7 of which is adapted for being'rele'asabl-y locked to the rotarymember. 5 I 2. In a wire -reel,*the combinationwith a base member havingmeans for attachment .to a suitable support, of a rotary member havingone or ,more arms and rotatably mounted on said. base member, a lockingmember pivoted tothebasemember and having two oppositely facinghooksyeither of which is adapted for locked engagement with any one ofsaid arms, and wire bundle holding means carried: by said rotary member.

3. In a wirereel, the-combination with a bas member having means forbeing attached concentrically to the wheel of a vehicle, of amemberrotatable on said base member, a plurality of-lplates radiallyadjustable to positions equiadistantwfrom the axis of the rotary memberon said rotary member, a plurality of wire holdingarmsrespectively-pivoted to saidplates and movable thereon to and from awire bundle holding position, and releasable 'means for holding saidarms in the holding position.

4. In a wire reel, the combination with a base-member having :meansfor"concentric attachment to the wheel of a vehicle, ofa memberrotatable on said base member, relea'sable means for locking the rotarymember against rotatio'n on the baseine'mber, a plurality of platesadjustableon said rotary member to positions equi-distant from the axisof the rotary member, a plurality of wire holding arms respectivelypivoted to said plates and movable thereon to and from a wire bundleholding position, and releasable means for holding said arms in theholding position.

5. In a wire reel, the combination with two crossed bars,vof means forrotatably supporting said bars, a plurality of plates respectivelyradially adjustable on said bars to positions equi-distant from the axisof said bars, a plurality of bundle holding members respectively pivotedto said plates and movable thereon to and from a bundle holdingposition, and releasable means for locking the bundle holding members inthe holding position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ESTEL L. OROSWHITE.

